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so when froyo officially comes out how exactly can i update my stock captivate. the user manual says use kies. is this how to update our phone or do i have to take it to a AT&T store and have them do it

We don't yet know if update will be ota or through kies...my bet is on kies
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Tchem said:
is this how to update our phone or do i have to take it to a AT&T store and have them do it
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Oh god, I'd never let anyone at the AT&T store touch my phone for an update. I'm betting on a Kies solution seeing as how the last ota bricked so many phones.
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Though there is no reason to use either as you will get it here quicker and the dev's will make it better
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Ahhh ok guess ill go head and download kies then.
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I hope not Kies as I have never been able to get Kies to recognize my Captivate....

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Though there is no reason to use either as you will get it here quicker and the dev's will make it better
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yea i havnt rooted my phone either tho and samsung kies doesnt work so hopefully its OTA

Have you tried mini kies? And you have a phone that is very easy to root, mod, etc, so robert be afraid to get yourself hooked on flashing like etter rest of us.. just check the three button thread in the dev section first.
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I have seen many threads with people saying that kies does not recognize their phone or what not. I had the same problem and I played around with it and figured out my situation and why it was not working. Maybe you are in the same boat as I was so I hope this helps. I had installed the Launcher Pro app (since I didnt like TouchWiz) and used Home Switcher app to change and set Launcher Pro as my default UI.
I installed both the drivers and kies software from the Samsung website for my phone:
www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SGH-I897ZKAATT
At first, it was not working even when I changed my USB settings to "Samsung Kies". Settings --> Applications --> USB Settings --> Samsung Kies.
I found out that it was because of Launcher Pro....Kies did not like because your phone must not have any apps running when the phone is plugged into the USB port with Samsung Kies as the USB setting and should be in some "idle" state. So....I set "Samsung Kies" as my USB Settings, I used Home Switcher to set TouchWiz as my default UI, made sure I was at the TouchWiz home screen, plugged in the USB cable into my phone and computer...voila....my phone went into "Samsung Kies" mode (on my screen, it shows MTP Application on the title bar and shows a USB cable with the words "connected" below it). From there, Samsung Kies recognized my phone and I was able to access my contacts, messages, calendar, etc from Samsung Kies.
Hope that helps!
EDIT: Also, whenever I try to plug it in with an app running, i get the error message "PC connection only available only in idle screen. Close running applications". This is what prompted me to think about switching back to TouchWiz home screen at first. Maybe the people who are having trouble with Kies need to close their apps as well.

gormander said:
I have seen many threads with people saying that kies does not recognize their phone or what not. I had the same problem and I played around with it and figured out my situation and why it was not working. Maybe you are in the same boat as I was so I hope this helps. I had installed the Launcher Pro app (since I didnt like TouchWiz) and used Home Switcher app to change and set Launcher Pro as my default UI.
I installed both the drivers and kies software from the Samsung website for my phone:
www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SGH-I897ZKAATT
At first, it was not working even when I changed my USB settings to "Samsung Kies". Settings --> Applications --> USB Settings --> Samsung Kies.
I found out that it was because of Launcher Pro....Kies did not like because your phone must not have any apps running when the phone is plugged into the USB port with Samsung Kies as the USB setting and should be in some "idle" state. So....I set "Samsung Kies" as my USB Settings, I used Home Switcher to set TouchWiz as my default UI, made sure I was at the TouchWiz home screen, plugged in the USB cable into my phone and computer...voila....my phone went into "Samsung Kies" mode (on my screen, it shows MTP Application on the title bar and shows a USB cable with the words "connected" below it). From there, Samsung Kies recognized my phone and I was able to access my contacts, messages, calendar, etc from Samsung Kies.
Hope that helps!
EDIT: Also, whenever I try to plug it in with an app running, i get the error message "PC connection only available only in idle screen. Close running applications". This is what prompted me to think about switching back to TouchWiz home screen at first. Maybe the people who are having trouble with Kies need to close their apps as well.
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OMG thankyou so much sir it works now, i appreciate you

[Q] sync with Outlook via USB on offline PC

Hi
I want to sync with Outlook Calendar (only) on Work Pc which has no direct internet connection and has several restrictions, such as, blocking USB devices which appear as memory drive or modems.
I was not able to install Samsung Kies because of lack of internet connection which is required for normal installation. I understand that there are several apps which cost about 20-30$. And there is Android-sync that I tried but it is in pre-alpha stage and because of that, it messed my contacts.
I'm looking for free solution of this problem. Does anyone has samething to offer me? Or is there anyway to install Kies without internet connection?
Any help will be most appreciated.
BRG,
Crayzee

Look at the Kies 2 thread. If you are allowed then download it and install or have it installed on your work computer. It will do what you require.

Check out MyPhoneExplorer. Beats Kies easily in Outlook sync.
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First of all, thanks for your replies.
I checked both of the apps: surprisingly for me, myphonexlorer worked with android and worked very well. The only downside (so far) is that it took several times until the calendar was synced perfectly.
From other side, kies 2 still requires internet connection
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[Q] Help!!! Hi guys, I've had a look around the net and asked on other forums

Hi guys, I've had a look around the net and asked on other forums, but can't seem to find the answer to my problems, so someone recommended here.
Apologies, if this has already been covered, but I did have a search and couldn't find what I was looking for.
I think I have two problems, don't know if they are related, but don't think so.
Problem 1:
Got the Galaxy S for my daughter for Christmas. She has never been able to log in to the android marketplace. She was using the her google log in which wasn't a gmail account. Today I signed her up a gmail account, and tried again and got the following error message:
You don't have a network connection.
This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services. Please try again when connected to a mobile network, or connect to a wi-fi network. If the problem continues, call customer care.
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The phone is definitely connected the net by wi-fi, which I have proved to be working correctly.
Problem 2:
To try and solve problem 1, I thought I would see if the firmware was up-to-date, however, I can't get the phone to connect to Kies. I have tried on two different laptops, one running Vista and one Windows 7. It seems to be saying it's some kind of driver problem. I have clicked on install drivers on Kies, but it makes no difference.
I have made sure the phone is selected Kies. I have also tried selecting mass storage and connecting through My Computer, but still it doesn't recognise the phone.
I believe the phone's firmware is out of date, as it is 2.1 update 1 and I believe 2.2 is available.
Apologies for the long post, can anybody help me to get Kies and marketplace working?
I am not interested in jailbreaking the phone, as it's for my daughter.
The phone is a contract phone, in the UK with orange. I have made sure orange safe guard is not active.
Thanks in advance, if you need anymore infor, i will try and supply it.

Any idea's?

Bump.
Can anybody help or is the best option to try a factory restore / take it back to the shop?

Well there is alot of tread that explain how you connect to kies.
If you can use internet then it should work.
Have you try to power of the phone and wait 5 minutes and then power it on?
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I have got the market place working by doing a factory restore, but for the life of me, I can't get the phoned connected to Kies to do a firmware update.
I have tried on 4 different laptops.
1. Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.
2. Windows 7 Home Basic.
3. Windows Vista.
4. Windows XP.
and I can't get it to connect on any of them.
I have tried un-installing and re-installing Kies. I have tried using different usb wires and ports. Phone charges by usb when plugged in.
I have tried connecting the phone in both Kies mode and Mass Storage mode.
The error I keep getting seems to be a driver error:
Device Driver software was not successfully installed.
Please consult your device manufacturer for assistance in getting this device installed.
Bluetooth peripheral device - Driver not found
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Looks like I'll need to take the phone back or ring Samsung.

just try to reconnect it

astralmaze05 said:
just try to reconnect it
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Never thought of that.

p-2-b-a-a said:
Never thought of that.
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tell me if that trick works

Are you using a USB hub? If so don't . Plug it straight into the rear USB of your computer.
Do you have Bluetooth active? Turn it off.
Are you using any other Home than the one it came with (the screen you see when you first turn it on)? Go back to the stock TW Launcher
In the Kies Tools menu click on Install Driver and then try again after it's finished.
Finally if it is still not connecting leave it plugged in and go into device manager. If the drivers show up there they should be listed as Samsung i9000 if I remember then right click and un-install drivers then unplug phone and plug it back in after a few moments.

Also use the cabel that did come with.the phone.
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[Q] Rooted Captivate wont tether to Dell?

My Dell passed down from my father is ticking me off. My captivate 2.2 is rooted and TiBu froze the Teth Man 1.0 so I can tether my Laptop wirelessly and my Sony Vaio PC with the usb. No problems there. In comes this Dell, fast and pretty. Installed all the official drivers from Samsung, hooked up my phone, everything was going fine until i checked USB tethering.
As soon as i activate tethering, my phone is no longer recognized by the computer. In device manager everything works fine with the phone in debug. Drivers working properly and all that. Then i check USB tethering and the adb interface disappears, the android usb modem disappears... uncheck and everything goes back to normal. Doesn't happen on the other computers.
Does anyone have any clue what might be going on here? Is there a setting on this Dell I need to change? I'm running Windows XP pro 32 bit if that helps. Does anyone know what driver runs this feature? Because the device manager actually recognizes it as a samsung_android but can't seem to get the right driver to get it functional in tether mode.
Please don't send me a link to the Samsung website. Been there done that.

I would suggest you install PDAnet on both android and Dell laptop. PDAnet will install all the necessary drivers.

I have had similar problems.....I just flashed cappy to serendipity and went into settings...wireless and network....tethering. Just plug in the device to the computer and hit tether! Note: you may need to install drivers (kies mini
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Bravo with the PDAnet suggestion. I've also been considering serendipity for some time and kies mini helped out a lot.
Updated problem: got all appropriate drivers with kies mini. Everything went fine. Installed an app called Masked Crusader to help with speed and performance. Ended up screwing up my phone to no end. Uninstalled and got internet function back on my device but am unable to tether. DNS issues. Can't seem to return phone to previous setting. PDAnet got me back online after the Masked Crusader fiasco, but only through usb. Mobile AP appears to be working but I can't connect my iPod, wii, or laptop... all from dns failure. You guys were more than handy getting my dell pc online, then I had to be greedy and screw things up for the hopes of increased upload speeds. Begging for redemption. I will stay on the right path from now on, I swear.
Samsung Captivate Froyo 2.2 (official)

what i do is use mobileap for laptop. Then connectify from laptop to all others. Works perfect.

Mobile ap isn't working for me any more. *sad face* The market app called Masqed Crusader screwed it up. Supposedly it only changed my dns from stock to goggle's dns. Unfortunately I think it may have changed other settings too because mobile ap will appear to connect but won't transmit any data. Need to know how to find my original settings so I can try to set it back.
Samsung Captivate Froyo 2.2 (official)

Would love to have a better answer but sounds like it's time for a "factory reset".

Try android wifi tether. Screw barnacle and that other crap.

Have you tried the mobile ap option?

boborone said:
what i do is use mobileap for laptop. Then connectify from laptop to all others. Works perfect.
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i can vouch for connectify. i use it for home wifi cuz i dont have a wireless modem but i have a wifi antennae in the back of my pc. works perfectly.

silvertag said:
Would love to have a better answer but sounds like it's time for a "factory reset".
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Dreaded that answer. To the other posts, yes I tried mobile ap. That's what no longer works. Used to be my favorite thing about this phone. Will try android tether first, then off to reset... *another sad face*
Samsung Captivate Froyo 2.2 (official)

[Q] Kies problems

I have just got a new PC windows 7 64 bit
Now i got kies to work no problems until it said there was a update i set it off it then came back with a error message as it was trying to connect to samsung
I have Kies as a exception on my firewall i have the same version as what was on my old PC which did the update for me but i want to get the new Pc working any thoughts

Kies struggles with many non-XP rigs. (And that's not even perfect)
If you can, learn the basics of using Odin. You get firmwares much faster, and its more computer/phone friendly.
Kies has issues with so many different setups. You can have up to date drivers with the firewall off, and it still just sits there.
The bottom line, it's not you...
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